The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the Arabian Honeybee Apis mellifera jemenitica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Fourteen mitochondrial genomes from workers of the Arabian Honeybee Apis mellifera jemenitica were determined. Genomes range from 16,352 to 16,445 bp. Each consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNAs, and one control region. The mitogenome sequences revealed 753 Variable sites in total, distributed within protein-coding loci (199), ribosomal RNAs genes (117), transfere RNAs genes (48), and non-coding AT-rich region's (389). Phylogenetic analysis with Neighbor-Joining method suggested three evolutionary groups for these mitogenomes, closely related to A. m. jemenitica, A. m. lamarckii, A. m. syriaca, and A. m. scutellata.

Keywords:

• Mitogenomes
• NGS
• Apis mellifera jemenitica
• phylogeny

Acknowledgments

Saudi beekeepers and beekeepers' associations who allowed us to sample their apiaries are much acknowledged.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in the Gene Bank [NCBI] at [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov], reference number [MT745901-MT745904 and MT745906-MT745915].

Additional information

Funding

This work was funded by the Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Project [Number 2100004714].